6 Best Farming and Agriculture Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 27, 2026

The hard, precarious labor of farming has produced some of American cinema’s most grounded, emotionally resonant dramas about land and survival. In The Biggest Little Farm (2018): A couple abandons city life to build a sustainable, biodiverse farm from barren land. Worth seeking out is Places in the Heart (1984): A recently widowed mother fights to save her family farm during the Great Depression.

Minari (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A Korean-American family chases the American dream by starting a farm in rural Arkansas.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A couple abandons city life to build a sustainable, biodiverse farm from barren land.

Directed by John Chester · 1h 31m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Babe (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 98% Metacritic 83

A pig raised by sheepdogs sets out to prove he can herd sheep just as well as any dog.

Directed by Chris Noonan · 1h 32m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar20 wins & 26 nominations

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The River (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling farming family fights floods, debt, and a wealthy rival to keep their land.

Directed by Mark Rydell · 2h 02m · Rated PG

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Country (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A farming family battles foreclosure and a hostile banking system during the 1980s farm crisis.

Directed by Marek Kanievska · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Places in the Heart (1984)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A recently widowed mother fights to save her family farm during the Great Depression.

Directed by Robert Benton · 1h 51m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Farming and Agriculture Movies

Minari (2020)

The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

Babe (1995)

The River (1984)

Country (1984)

Places in the Heart (1984)

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